tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post113763860127476227..comments2023-06-20T08:20:25.787-07:00Comments on Lady, That's My Skull: John Byrne Week continues with a rebootSleestakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08512281434803286602noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-66484068333182164132009-06-09T07:19:27.219-07:002009-06-09T07:19:27.219-07:00ALPHA FLIGHT. That's all I'm saying.ALPHA FLIGHT. That's all I'm saying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-1138304169552072692006-01-26T11:36:00.000-08:002006-01-26T11:36:00.000-08:00"Farzio said..."I'll address more on those concept..."Farzio said..."<BR/><BR/>I'll address more on those concepts you spoke about with a display of a few of his works in a bit, as sleepiness allows. It will of course be light on content, I'll let you all take what you will from it.Sleestakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512281434803286602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-1138293479329683862006-01-26T08:37:00.000-08:002006-01-26T08:37:00.000-08:00Aside from all of the controversial things Byrne s...Aside from all of the controversial things Byrne says that would lose him friends and allies in any sphere, not just comics, I think the main problem comics fans have with him is the palpable, pointed disdain with which he produces intentionally vacuous comics--disdain pointed straight at the modern fan. <BR/><BR/>Byrne's aesthetic, his apparent vision of what superhero comics "ought" to be limited to, is fueled by antipathy for creators and fans who want to use superhero concepts for different kinds of stories. What they find liberating he seems to regard as betrayal of the source material; what they see as the reality of an adult readership he wants no part of. Byrne seems to be saying, if you want "grown up" post-modern superheroes, you have no business reading these things anymore. I think his detractors pick up on Byrne's evident belief that they're illegitimate fans championing debased comics. And they hate him for it.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I think the Byrne that comes across in interviews sounds like a grade A asshole with clear emotional problems, and I vastly prefer the Alan Moores and Grant Morrisions of the world to Byrne's work (which I utterly adored as a kid.) But somewhere in there, past all of that, Byrne has a point.Cole Moore Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09041638617925724048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-1138257219611897582006-01-25T22:33:00.000-08:002006-01-25T22:33:00.000-08:00I think Mr. Byrne is an interesting creator, withi...I think Mr. Byrne is an interesting creator, within the group of creators that have some really good work, but won't really be written in comic book history as geniuses (like an Alan Moore, a Will Eisner, a Jack Kirby).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-1138223489258494572006-01-25T13:11:00.000-08:002006-01-25T13:11:00.000-08:00You MIGHT say that John Byrne MAY be a blowhard, M...You MIGHT say that John Byrne MAY be a blowhard, MAY be a maniacal, egotistical, woman-hating, baby-drowning, dog-kicking, monkey-brain-eating, homonculous...I dunno.<BR/><BR/>YOU might say that.<BR/>But not me.<BR/>That's NOT for me to say.<BR/><BR/>What John Byrne IS, for me...is a creative well (who, may be drying up...or just needs to whip out his creative diving rod to find a rich spring of clean, pure, inspiration)...and, I can testify...<BR/><BR/>...WAS NICER THAN ANYONE could be to myself at a con waaaay back when I was an early teen (early 80's).<BR/><BR/>There I was at a NYC comic-con. John's first issue of Alpha Flight had come out recently, and, with some pencilled pages in hand, I wanted to ask his opinion.<BR/><BR/>He had just finished a Q & A session (Howard Chaykin was up next to dish over American Flagg) and I must have seemed hesitant, because JB approached ME.<BR/><BR/>He noticed the pages and asked to take a look (at my clumsy attempts to draw some cool, wicked-ass DR STRANGE panels).<BR/><BR/>He looked at each page, took his time, and when he handed them back, with a SMILE, told me that I had real promise, but needed to work on some things, (since it must have been obvious to him that I had NO idea how these things were actually MADE).<BR/><BR/>He signed my copy of F.F. # 232 (his first full-creator issue) and Alpha Flight # 1 and wished me luck.<BR/><BR/>(I'm a professional illustrator and writer now, and even dabbled in comics for a few years...so he was right)<BR/><BR/>So, at this point, until I bump into him and he kicks me in the groin...I have nothin' bad to say.<BR/>And even AFTER the groin kick...I'd call it even.<BR/><BR/>That said...his throwing out of ALL Doom Patrol history made me sad.<BR/>I really LIKED the D.P.<BR/><BR/>Oh well...<BR/><BR/>~P~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-1138172577689015402006-01-24T23:02:00.000-08:002006-01-24T23:02:00.000-08:00Fans are bizarre. Any internet discussion of John ...Fans are bizarre. Any internet discussion of John Byrne has to revolve around Doom Patrol or Spider-Man or that time he broke your heart at Comicon. His awesome work on FF and Superman gets barely a mention, unless it's from deranged Silver-Agers darkly muttering about how he raped Streaky the Super-Cat. It's nice to see some appreciation for the Good Byrne every now and then. Good post, Sleestak.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-1138045803853947242006-01-23T11:50:00.000-08:002006-01-23T11:50:00.000-08:00John Byrne's Doom Patrol:--hurt my feelings--wound...John Byrne's Doom Patrol:<BR/><BR/>--hurt my feelings<BR/>--wounded my pride<BR/>--stung my eyes<BR/>--offended my sensibilites<BR/>--damaged my relationships with women<BR/>--made my *father* cry<BR/>--killed my pet hamster<BR/>--gave me tinnitus in my left ear<BR/>--threw my ROM, Spaceknight action figure out the window, screaming "I'm commiting suicide!"<BR/>--stole $18 out of my sock drawer<BR/>--coughed on my dinner plate<BR/>--peed on me, while I was sleeping (or maybe I did that)<BR/>--didn't call, didn't write, worried me half to death, what was it thinking!?<BR/>--raped meCole Moore Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09041638617925724048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14759247.post-1137966928127452782006-01-22T13:55:00.000-08:002006-01-22T13:55:00.000-08:00Sure he's had success in the past, but his Doom Pa...Sure he's had success in the past, but his Doom Patrol reboot made me cry.Captain Infinityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043927506160341160noreply@blogger.com